Mid-Century Orange Glazed Signe Northroup Danish Studio Pottery Pitcher writer's desk and perhaps especially the back

and perhaps especially the back

longing to have experienced the city during its early 20th century heyday but also watching the city undergo a new renaissance of sorts

and when you squeeze the handle

and there is certainly wear to the tunic though it remains pretty well intact--I rather love it more for the wear

and darning samplers

Mid-Century Orange Glazed Signe Northroup Danish Studio Pottery Pitcher writer's desk and perhaps especially the backI can't resist a perfect orange glaze, or a pitcher with a great form and weight, so here's this beauty. Hand thrown, it was made in the 1960s by Danish potters Signe Boesen and John Northroup, who were married, with their pressed mark just below the handle, and "Denmark" pressed along the bottom edge. The interior is glazed a painterly olive green, which makes the orange pop all the more. Striking, cheerful, modern and earthy all rolled into one;